Income Based JSA

sallyx

My OH has been on Contributions based JSA up until 6th December and then was told that I earn too much for him to get income based JSA. I earn approx £105-£110 a week and we have 1 child. Now in the letter it states that by law you need x for each adult per week and this is what our calculation is based on. Under the section for dependant childen the amount is 0.00. Do you think they have calculated this incorrectly?

Does anyone know what amount per week having a child increases the rate by law you need to live on?

I can't seem to find anything online

dookar

JSA doesn't pay for children so having a child doesn't change applicable amount.

That's what tax credits are for.

ariarnia

or child benefit.

krisskross

are you claiming WTC as well as the child tax credits?

sallyx

Ok I found this, does anyone know if this is relevant?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1676423

Couple rate at £100.95 and £56.11 per dependant child is what the law states you need to live on each week. Therefore if they have calculated it without a depandant child its incorrect?

sallyx

krisskross wrote: »

are you claiming WTC as well as the child tax credits?

Yes and this was increased by £90 approx per 4 weeks once the JSA was stopped.

So loss of £257 per 4 weeks
Increase of £90 and then Housing benefit was decreased because of increase of CTC by £80.

So basically we now get £10 per 4 weeks instead of the £257 when he was on JSA. It just amazes me how they honestly expect you to live and pay bills on this money

healy

sallyx wrote: »

Ok I found this, does anyone know if this is relevant?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1676423

Couple rate at £100.95 and £56.11 per dependant child is what the law states you need to live on each week. Therefore if they have calculated it without a depandant child its incorrect?

The amount for the child is not paid through JSA, it is paid through child tax credits.

sallyx

Ah ok Healy thanks for that, it all becomes clear!